With what we give, we make a life.
ARTHUR ASHEI keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments. That’s no contribution to society. Tennis was purely selfish; that was for me.
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I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
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Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing.
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When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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If one’s reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
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Wherever I am when you feel sick at heart and weary of life, or when you stumble and fall and don’t know if you can get up again, think of me. I will be watching and smiling and cheering you on.
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I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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You’ve got to make a lot of sacrifices and spend a lot of time if you really want to achieve with this sport, or in any sport, or in anything truly worthwhile.
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